Smile Squad

How to Build a Playground in Six Hours

In case you’re looking for something to do on a Thursday afternoon, here’s how to build a playground in half a day:

First, you’ll need two elephants worth of concrete, 50 yards of soil and compost, 185 yards of mulch, and a strong, willing workforce. Seems like a big undertaking, right? Not if you’re one of 71 Flyers (what we call our employees) working from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. alongside 200 other community volunteers from St. Stephens Terrace Apartments.

#GivingTuesday: How Radio Flyer Gives Back

On the National Day of Grassroots Philanthropy, #GivingTuesday, we wanted to highlight how Radio Flyer, and the Flyers who work here, give back to the communities in which we live and work.

Through the company’s SMILE Squad, we identify opportunities for SMILE DAYS where Flyers can utilize one of their two paid days off to volunteer and spread smiles by donating our time and resources. A few recent examples: